Articles & Blog posts tagged: Exposure
Take better holiday photos
Here are some simple tips to help turn routine family holiday photos into works of art.
Canon s90: notable features
The Canon s90 has several features of particular interest to advanced photographers and for those looking for a small digital camera that does well in low light.
Nighttime photograpy tips
Capture brilliant nighttime photos by properly focusing and exposing when photographing in near-darkness.
Digital camera histogram: use it to improve exposure
A histogram is probably one of the most misunderstood – and most inherently useful – digital camera features. Use it to help improve exposure.
18 Percent Gray Card
Useful for determining proper exposure and calibrating light meters, many photographers consider a gray card an indispensable accessory.
Adjusting shadows and highlights in digital photos
When it’s beyond your digital camera’s capacity to capture the full tonal range in a scene, the Shadows/Highlight feature found in many photo editing programs can come to the rescue.
Taking photos on an overcast day
Good lighting is the key to getting properly exposed photos. But sometimes diffused light yields much better results than bright light.
Shutter-release button
One of the very first things you need to learn as a new digital camera owner is to use the two-step shutter-release button correctly.